Pheu Thai Party insists Thai Charter Court does not ban writing of a new charter

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai Party has challenged the decision, of the parliament president’s legal advisory committee, rejecting the party’s draft charter amendment on the grounds that it contravenes a Constitutional Court ruling.

 

Mr. Chusak Sirinil, chief legal advisor of Pheu Thai Party, said today that the legal advisory committee used only some parts of the Constitutional Court’s ruling as the basis for rejecting the opposition party’s draft amendment, which seeks to amend Section 256 of the current Constitution to establish a Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) to draft a new charter, without touching provisions regarding the monarchy and the state of Thailand.

 

He noted that the Constitutional Court did not rule that a new charter cannot be written, but only ruled that, to write a new charter, a national referendum must be held to seek the consent of the people first and, after drafting the new charter, another national referendum must be held to get it approved by the people.
Chusak also said that the Constitutional Court’s ruling is vague on whether writing a new constitution can or cannot be done.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pheu-thai-party-insists-thai-charter-court-does-not-ban-writing-of-a-new-charter/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2021-06-20

 

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[internationalism]

instead of trying push for amending an existing one, just one referendum:

"Do you want to reverse to 1997 peoples constitution?"

That is the first and only thai constitution made by and for people.

Since then military junta changed it twice, beyond recognition.

It's much easier to have only one referendum, than multiple once, with all the hassle of constant fighting from constitutional court

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Thailand#1997_constitution